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Report: “Fire at UMaine’s Fogler Library was Arson, University Says”
From the Bangor Daily News: A small fire at the University of Maine’s campus library on Wednesday night was the result of arson, according to the university. The fire damaged numerous books before firefighters quickly extinguished it on Wednesday night, according to a captain with the Orono Fire Department. [Clip] Hardison said the fire burned […]
New Online From SPARC: Automatic Textbook Billing Contract Library
From SPARC: Today, SPARC released a new resource to help equip institutions to examine the fine print behind automatic textbook billing programs, also known as “Inclusive Access.” The Automatic Textbook Billing Contract Library offers a structured analysis of more than 70 contracts with major vendors obtained through public records requests from 37 institutions in 24 […]
Meet Alexia Hudson-Ward: A Q&A With the Libraries New Associate Director for Research and Learning at MIT
From MIT Libraries: In October, the Libraries welcomed Alexia Hudson-Ward as the new associate director for Research and Learning. Previously the Azariah Smith Root Director of Libraries at Oberlin College, Hudson-Ward provides strategic leadership for the community-facing service portfolio of the Libraries. She recently talked to Bibliotech about the MIT Libraries’ vision, working through a […]
“Radio Research Project Manuscript Collection” Now Available Online From the Library of Congress
From a Library of Congress “Folklife Today” Blog Post by Stephanie Hall: The January 1941 launch of the Radio Research Project marked the initial foray of the Library of Congress into broadcast media. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and supported by Librarian of Congress Archibald MacLeish, the project created numerous and diverse radio programs primarily […]
Historic Collection from the Klondike Gold Rush Gifted to University of British Columbia in $2.5 Million Donation, Collection Will Be Made Available Online
From the University of British Columbia UBC alumnus and Canadian telecommunications icon, Philip B. Lind, CM, has donated $2.5 million to UBC. This gift is comprised of the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection, an unparalleled rare book and archival collection, dating from the Klondike Gold Rush (1894–1904), and financial support to ensure it is […]
Report: “University of Illinois Library to Undergo Long Overdue Renovations”
From The Daily Illini: Despite not being the most eye-catching building on campus, the historic Main Library, constructed in the 1920’s, housed one of the University’s most prized assets: its collections of rare books and manuscripts — one of the largest in the world. Yet, the vault that houses the University’s Rare Book and Manuscript […]
Roundup (May 6, 2021)
Iowa State Names Hilary Seo Dean of Library Services Library and Archives Canada Foundation Welcomes Dr. Jon S. Dellandrea as New Director (via LAC) Newly Renovated Central Library to Welcome Visitors in Brooklyn (via NY1)
The Community Standards for 3D Data Preservation Initiative (CS3DP) is “Accelerating Standards for 3D Data to Improve Long-Term Usability “
From an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Post by Cynthia Hudson-Vitale: The use of 3D technologies has grown exponentially in the last 10 years. As a result, research libraries have invested significant infrastructure, services, and people into supporting research, teaching principles, and modeling applications of 3D technologies and data. Research libraries have begun creating and […]
Public Domain and Copyright: Internet Archive Canada Submits Views to Consultation
From an Internet Archive Blog Post by Peter M. Routhier: The Government of Canada recently agreed to extend its copyright term by twenty years. This is a great loss for the public domain; among other things, this term extension means that the public domain will not be refreshed in Canada for decades. Fortunately, the Government […]
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